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Abtsregt is a former 
According to historian Van der Aa, the name of the area ("Abbot's right") derives from an ancient privilege of the
Abtsregt is a former municipality
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in the Dutch province of South Holland
South Holland ( nl, Zuid-Holland ) is a province of the Netherlands with a population of over 3.7 million as of October 2021 and a population density of about , making it the country's most populous province and one of the world's most densely ...
. It was located about 4 km southeast of Delft
Delft () is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of South Holland, Netherlands. It is located between Rotterdam, to the southeast, ...
. The municipality existed from 1817 to 1855, when it merged with Vrijenban
Vrijenban is a neighborhood of Delft in the Netherlands province of South Holland. It is located on the northeast boundary of the historic city center of Delft. Prior to being merged into Delft, Vrijenban used to be a municipality in its own right ...
. It had around 200 inhabitants at that time.
According to historian Van der Aa, the name of the area ("Abbot's right") derives from an ancient privilege of the abbot
Abbot is an ecclesiastical title given to the male head of a monastery in various Western religious traditions, including Christianity. The office may also be given as an honorary title to a clergyman who is not the head of a monastery. The fem ...
of Egmond. Until 1595, he was entitled to choose the best property of any inhabitant of Abtsregt who died in the area.
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